Fees
Play And Say is a private clinic with fees payable on the day of service.
We are registered under a range of schemes including NDIS (self and plan managed clients only), Medicare (Chronic Disease Management Plan) and private health insurance.
There is information on rebates and funding options below. We can also help guide you with what rebates and funding programs you may be eligible for.
Fee Schedule
Initial assessment session
Includes:
– 60 min assessment session
– written report
– consultation (via phone/email) with teachers, daycare or kinder staff (as required).
Charged at hourly rate
Individual Therapy sessions
60 minutes $190
45 minutes $160
Please note that additional time (up to 15 mins) may be charged for:
- Note taking
- Writing up of home practise strategies
- Discussion with parents/carers/teachers
Written reports
Standard letter or progress summary $190
Comprehensive report (including NDIS reports) $380
Reports must be paid for in full prior to release
Consultations with Paediatricians, Occupational therapist, psychologist, teachers via email or phone calls – Charged at hourly rate
Visuals (social stories, visual schedules, visual resources) – Charged at hourly rate
An additional travel fee is added to all day care, kinder and school based visits – Charged based on time and distance travelled
Please Note: We do not bulk bill
Funding options for Speech Pathology
It can be difficult to know what funding options you can access for your child’s therapy. Please see below for helpful links. We are registered for Medicare and Helping Children with Autism packages. We can provide services to self managed and plan managed NDIS participants. Please don’t hesitate to call if you need additional advice.
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
NDIS is a national funding scheme. NDIS adopts a lifetime approach, investing in people with disability early to improve their outcomes in later life. If your child is eligible for NDIS they will receive funding on an annual basis. NDIS services may be claimed for self managed and plan managed NDIS participants. To determine if you are eligible please go to the NDIS website
Chronic Disease Management Plan
The Chronic Diseases Management Plan (CDM) is a Medicare-rebated funding program for people who have chronic medical conditions (classified as a condition that has been present for at least 6 months).
You will need to obtain a CDM plan from your GP in order to claim the rebate. It consists of a maximum rebate of $56.00 per session for five sessions with an eligible allied health provider per calendar year. CDM plans need to be shared across allied health providers (i.e. five sessions in total across occupational therapy and speech pathology) if your child is accessing more than one service at a time.
For further information about this please talk to your doctor.
Private Health Insurance
You may be able to make claims through your private health extras. Depending on your private health fund, you may be eligible for a rebate for you speech pathology sessions.
If you would like to check how much you are able to claim back from your fund per therapy session, please call them directly and quote one of the following codes:
320 Initial Assessment
340 45 Minute Session
350 60 Minute Session
Helping Children with Autism Medicare Rebates
Medicare Rebates exist for the early diagnosis and treatment of children with autism or any other pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). This Medicare rebated scheme provides 4 sessions for assessment and 20 sessions for therapy with Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists or Psychologists. This funding does not renew each year and can be used for children up to the age of 13 years.
Please refer to the Department of Health website for more information.
OUR DETAILS
To get in touch with us please fill in the form or feel free to call or text us on
0410 332 379
hello@playandsay.com.au
PO Box 36 Varsity Lakes QLD 4227
We are here to answer any questions you have regarding speech pathology for your child.